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Emma O'Dolan
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Think about making some of your own Christmas ornaments. See more at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com
Herbal Christmas ornaments can be used later as sachets--should you want to.
December 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Snow Dragon

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Snow dragon is in our neighborhood today.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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So December has come, and it might be time to think of Christmas home-making. See more at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com
Paper houses under the tree. No only do you get the decorations, you also have the fun of making them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Journal Prompt
Journal prompt about changing the way you were raised.
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving! See a short tongue-in-cheek history of the day at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com
This is a picture of a far fancier feast than will ever be featured at our house. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Three heads are better than one.

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Three-headed Celtic Dragon
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Fresh cranberries are in the supermarket again, so here is a dessert that makes use of them. See more at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com

#recipes #cranberries
Cranberry Crumble is a good dessert for the holiday. The cranberries are very tart so much sweetener is needed--at least, in this house.
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Herb of the Week: Pot Marigold
Pot Marigold aka Calendula
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Thanksgiving is coming. Is it time for a Barnacle Goose entree? Check out this option at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com
This might be a picture of a Barnacle Goose.
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Red Dragon

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Red Dragon
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Consider a trip to a carriage and sleigh museum. See more about this at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com
There is a special sleigh with a "glove box" to keep handy your brace of pistols as a highwayman deterrent.
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Old-fashioned Word the Day.
Old-fashioned Word the Day is cattywampus.
November 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Although they may not be a happy addition to your household, dragons make great subjects for needlework. See more at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com

#dragon #needlework
embroidered dragon
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Waterlily Dragon

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Waterlily Dragon
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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In honor of Veteran's Day, consider baking a Wartime Eggless Cake. See the recipe at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com

#recipe
In honor of Veteran's Day, consider baking a Wartime Eggless Cake, also known as Depression Cake.
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Quote of the Week
Quote of the Week: "Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions." Winston Churchill
November 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Consider trying needlework as a way to find calm. See more at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com

#meditation #embroidery #needlework
There is the possibility of gaining some kind of meditative calm through needlework.
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Someone got up on the wrong side of the cave.
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Very annoyed dragon.
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Once the weather gets cooler, it seems like a good time for Halupki or stuffed cabbage. See a recipe at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com
A pot of halupki or stuffed cabbage. This makes a lot, but it can be frozen.
November 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Latin Phrase of the Week
Latin Phrase is "Action not Words."
November 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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If you are looking for an alternative to candy corn and marshmallow peanuts for Halloween, consider making Soul Cakes. See more at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com
An alternative to candy corn and marshmallow peanuts for Halloween, Soul Cakes are a tradtional choice.
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, and Peter Lorrie looking alive, fresh, and natural.
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Van Gogh Dragon

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Van Gogh Dragon
October 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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If you celebrate the upcoming spookfest, consider reading Christie's 'Hallowe'en Party' mystery. See a review at emmasworkbasket.blogspot.com
Cover ot Agatha Christie's Hallowe'en Party, a Poirot Mystery
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Fall in the mountains
Fall in the mountains
October 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM